| Name |
Kemp, Abigail |
| Birth |
17 Jan 1741 |
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| LifeSketch |
Abigail was the sister of Mary Kemp, wife of John Brooks, William Brooks' brother. Abigail Kemp and Capt. William Brooks, Sr were married on March 29, 1759 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co. NH. They lived thru the hardships of the pre-war period. William was active in revolutionary circles. He served in the Revolutionary War in those militias that saw much action for many years. Abigail saw most of her family and friends active in the colonial revolution. Her father, brothers, husband and sons served. The family suffered privations during and after the war. She died before he received his military service pension. William erected a memorial to her. This couple had 11 children who survived until adulthood. After Abigail died in 1787, William married as his second wife, Hepsibah Powers on 20 Sept 1787. This couple had no children. However, after much effort, this widow diid receive the government military service pension of William Brooks. Inscription: \" Momento Mari\" / Erected / In Memory of Mrs. Abigail Brooks, Wife of Capt. Will Brooks/ who departed /this Life January 10th 1787 /at 46 Years of age\" Epitaph: \"Time was I stood as ye dost now, And view my dead as ye dost me. Ere long thoust bestow as I and others stood and look on thee/\" |
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Abigail was the sister of Mary Kemp, wife of John Brooks, William Brooks' brother.
Abigail Kemp and Capt. William Brooks, Sr were married on March 29, 1759 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co. NH. They lived thru the hardships of the pre-war period. William was active in revolutionary circles. He served in the Revolutionary War in those militias that saw much action for many years. Abigail saw most of her family and friends active in the colonial revolution. Her father, brothers, husband and sons served. The family suffered privations during and after the war. She died before he received his military service pension. William erected a memorial to her.
This couple had 11 children who survived until adulthood. After Abigail died in 1787, William married as his second wife, Hepsibah Powers on 20 Sept 1787. This couple had no children. However, after much effort, this widow diid receive the government military service pension of William Brooks.
Inscription:
" Momento Mari" / Erected / In Memory of Mrs. Abigail Brooks, Wife of Capt. Will Brooks/ who departed /this Life January 10th 1787 /at 46 Years of age"
Epitaph: "Time was I stood as ye dost now, And view my dead as ye dost me. Ere long thoust bestow as I and others stood and look on thee/"
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| FSID |
LKDS-TJK |
| Death |
10 Jan 1787 |
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA |
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Abigail was the sister of Mary Kemp, wife of John Brooks, William Brooks' brother.
Abigail Kemp and Capt. William Brooks, Sr were married on March 29, 1759 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co. NH. They lived thru the hardships of the pre-war period. William was active in revolutionary circles. He served in the Revolutionary War in those militias that saw much action for many years. Abigail saw most of her family and friends active in the colonial revolution. Her father, brothers, husband and sons served. The family suffered privations during and after the war. She died before he received his military service pension. William erected a memorial to her.
This couple had 11 children who survived until adulthood. After Abigail died in 1787, William married as his second wife, Hepsibah Powers on 20 Sept 1787. This couple had no children. However, after much effort, this widow diid receive the government military service pension of William Brooks.
Inscription:
" Momento Mari" / Erected / In Memory of Mrs. Abigail Brooks, Wife of Capt. Will Brooks/ who departed /this Life January 10th 1787 /at 46 Years of age"
Epitaph: "Time was I stood as ye dost now, And view my dead as ye dost me. Ere long thoust bestow as I and others stood and look on thee/"
- age 45. The family suffered privations during and after the war. She died before he received his military service pension. William erected a memorial to her.
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| Burial |
Aft 10 Jan 1787 |
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA |
| Person ID |
I114264 |
WetzelAncestry |
| Father |
Kemp, Zerubbabel Jr., b. 12 Oct 1705, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 Jul 1762, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 56 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Lawrence, Abigail, b. 15 May 1718, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Apr 1758, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 39 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
23 Nov 1737 |
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [1] |
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Zerubabel Kemp
New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971 Share Show more
Name Zerubabel Kemp
his res Hollis
Marriage 23 Nov 1737
New Hampshire
Spouse Abigal Lawrence
Box 675
Source
Source Citation
New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services; Concord, NH, USA; New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1700-1969
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021.
Original data: New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1700-1971. New Hampshire Department of Health, Concord, New Hampshire.
- LDS. or NH? -record
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| Family ID |
F64222 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Brooks, Capt William Sr. Capt, b. 3 Mar 1737, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 Oct 1804, Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage |
29 Mar 1759 |
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA |
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Abigail was the sister of Mary Kemp, wife of John Brooks, William Brooks' brother.
Abigail Kemp and Capt. William Brooks, Sr were married on March 29, 1759 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co. NH. They lived thru the hardships of the pre-war period. William was active in revolutionary circles. He served in the Revolutionary War in those militias that saw much action for many years. Abigail saw most of her family and friends active in the colonial revolution. Her father, brothers, husband and sons served. The family suffered privations during and after the war. She died before he received his military service pension. William erected a memorial to her.
This couple had 11 children who survived until adulthood. After Abigail died in 1787, William married as his second wife, Hepsibah Powers on 20 Sept 1787. This couple had no children. However, after much effort, this widow diid receive the government military service pension of William Brooks.
Inscription:
" Momento Mari" / Erected / In Memory of Mrs. Abigail Brooks, Wife of Capt. Will Brooks/ who departed /this Life January 10th 1787 /at 46 Years of age"
Epitaph: "Time was I stood as ye dost now, And view my dead as ye dost me. Ere long thoust bestow as I and others stood and look on thee/"
- Abigail Kemp and Capt. William Brooks, Sr were married on March 29, 1759 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co. NH.
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| Issue, jt |
Between 1760 and 1783 |
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA |
| 11- This couple had 11 children who survived until adulthood. |
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This couple had 11 children who survived until adulthood. After Abigail died in 1787, William married as his second wife, Hepsibah Powers on 20 Sept 1787. This couple had no children.
His children were all born in Hollis :
William, Jr., born May 1, 1760 ; married Deborah Parker, April 24, 1782.
Abigail, born July 19, 1762; married Solomon Hobart, May 16, 1782.
Betsey, born July 23, 1764; married Shubael Parker, November 19, 1781.
Sarah, born July 6, 1766; married John Bonner, October 26, 1786.
Isaac, born October 28, 1768 ; married . Margaret, born February 15, 1771 ; married David Woods, June 15, 1798; residence, Hancock.
Samuel, born March 3, 1774; married . Martha, born August 23, 1776.
Captain Leonard, born January 29, 1779 ; married Sarah J. Hosley, April 27, 1806; residence, Milford.
John, born November 11, 1781.
Susannah, born February 12, 1783.
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| Children |
| | 1. Brooks, Mary, b. 15 Feb 1771, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 1830 (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Brooks, Maj William Jr. Maj, b. 1 May 1760, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 5 Aug 1843, Greenfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. Brooks, Abigail, b. 19 Jul 1762, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 22 Feb 1812, Westford, Chittenden, Vermont, USA (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 4. Brooks, Isaac, b. 28 Oct 1768, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 11 Jun 1785, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 16 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. Brooks, Adjt. John Adjt, b. 11 Nov 1781, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 28 Feb 1865, Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 6. Brooks, Sarah, b. 6 Jul 1766, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 1854 (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 7. Brooks, Samuel, b. 3 Mar 1774, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 1850 (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 8. Brooks, Leonard Capt, b. 29 Jan 1779, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 15 Apr 1860, Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 9. Brooks, Elizabeth, b. 23 Jul 1764, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 1810 (Age 45 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F64227 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1741 - 1787 (45 years)
